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  King Henry VI; Part 2
  BOLINGBROKE。 Descend to darkness and the burning lake; False fiend;
  avoid! Thunder and lightning。 Exit SPIRIT
  Enter the DUKE OF YORK and the DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM with
  guard; and break in
  YORK。 Lay hands upon these traitors and their trash。 Beldam; I think
  we watch'd   you at   an   inch。 What;  madam; are   you   there? The   King  and
  commonweal         Are   deeply    indebted    for  this  piece   of  pains;   My    Lord
  Protector   will;   I   doubt   it   not;   See   you  well   guerdon'd  for   these   good
  deserts。 DUCHESS。 Not half so bad as thine to England's king; Injurious
  Duke;   that   threatest   where's   no   cause。   BUCKINGHAM。   True;   madam;
  none at all。 What can you this? Away with them! let them be clapp'd up
  close; And kept asunder。 You; madam; shall with us。 Stafford; take her to
  thee。   We'll   see   your  trinkets   here  all   forthcoming。   All;   away!   Exeunt;
  above; DUCHESS and HUME; guarded; below; WITCH; SOUTHWELL
  and BOLINGBROKE; guarded YORK。 Lord Buckingham; methinks you
  watch'd her well。 A pretty plot; well chosen to build upon! Now; pray; my
  lord; let's see the devil's writ。 What have we here? 'Reads' 'The duke yet
  lives   that   Henry  shall   depose;   But   him  outlive;   and   die   a  violent   death。'
  Why; this is just 'Aio te; Aeacida; Romanos vincere posse。' Well; to the rest:
  'Tell me what fate awaits the Duke of Suffolk?' 'By water shall he die and
  take   his   end。'   'What   shall   betide   the   Duke   of   Somerset?'   'Let   him   shun
  castles;   Safer   shall   he  be   upon   the  sandy    plains   Than   where    castles
  mounted stand。' Come; come; my lords; These oracles are hardly attain'd;
  And hardly understood。 The King is now in progress towards Saint Albans;
  With him the husband of this lovely lady; Thither go these news as fast as
  horse     can   carry   them…    A    sorry   breakfast    for   my    Lord    Protector。
  BUCKINGHAM。 Your Grace shall give me leave; my Lord of York; To be
  the post; in hope of his reward。 YORK。 At your pleasure; my good lord。
  Who's within there; ho?
  Enter a serving…man
  Invite   my   Lords   of   Salisbury   and   Warwick      To  sup   with   me   to…
  morrow night。 Away! Exeunt
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  ACT II。
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  SCENE I。 Saint Albans
  Enter the KING; QUEEN; GLOUCESTER; CARDINAL; and
  SUFFOLK; with Falconers halloing
  QUEEN。 Believe me; lords; for flying at the brook; I saw not better
  sport these seven years' day; Yet; by your leave; the wind was very high;
  And   ten   to   one   old   Joan   had   not   gone   out。   KING   HENRY。   But   what   a
  point; my lord; your falcon made; And what a pitch she flew above the rest!
  To see how God in all His creatures works! Yea; man and birds are fain of
  climbing high。 SUFFOLK。 No marvel; an it like your Majesty; My Lord
  Protector's   hawks   do   tow'r   so   well;   They   know   their   master   loves   to   be
  aloft; And bears his thoughts above his falcon's pitch。 GLOUCESTER。 My
  lord; 'tis but a base ignoble mind That mounts no higher than a bird can
  soar。   CARDINAL。   I   thought   as   much;   he   would   be   above   the   clouds。
  GLOUCESTER。 Ay; my lord Cardinal; how think you by that? Were it not
  good   your   Grace   could   fly   to   heaven?   KING   HENRY。   The   treasury   of
  everlasting   joy!   CARDINAL。   Thy   heaven   is   on   earth;   thine   eyes   and
  thoughts Beat on a crown; the treasure of thy heart; Pernicious Protector;
  dangerous      peer;   That    smooth'st    it  so  with   King    and    commonweal。
  GLOUCESTER。   What;   Cardinal;   is   your   priesthood   grown   peremptory?
  Tantaene   animis   coelestibus   irae?   Churchmen   so   hot?   Good   uncle;   hide
  such malice; With such holiness can you do it? SUFFOLK。 No malice; sir;
  no    more    than  well   becomes     So   good    a  quarrel   and   so  bad   a   peer。
  GLOUCESTER。  As   who;   my   lord?   SUFFOLK。   Why;   as   you;   my   lord;
  An't like your lordly Lord's Protectorship。 GLOUCESTER。 Why; Suffolk;
  England   knows   thine   insolence。   QUEEN。 And   thy  ambition;   Gloucester。
  KING   HENRY。   I   prithee;   peace;   Good   Queen;   and   whet   not   on   these
  furious peers; For blessed are the peacemakers on earth。 CARDINAL。 Let
  me be blessed for the peace I make Against this proud Protector with my
  sword! GLOUCESTER。 'Aside to CARDINAL' Faith; holy uncle; would
  'twere come to that! CARDINAL。 'Aside to GLOUCESTER' Marry; when
  thou dar'st。 GLOUCESTER。 'Aside to CARDINAL' Make up no factious
  numbers      for   the   matter;    In  thine    own    person    answer     thy   abuse。
  CARDINAL。 'Aside to GLOUCESTER' Ay; where thou dar'st not peep;
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  an if thou dar'st; This evening on the east side of the grove。 KING HENRY。
  How   now;   my   lords!   CARDINAL。   Believe   me;   cousin   Gloucester;   Had
  not your man put up the fowl so suddenly; We had had more sport。 'Aside
  to   GLOUCESTER'           Come     with   thy  two…hand     sword。   GLOUCESTER。
  True; uncle。 CARDINAL。 'Aside to GLOUCESTER' Are ye advis'd? The
  east side of the grove? GLOUCESTER。 'Aside to CARDINAL' Cardinal;
  I   am   with    you。   KING     HENRY。      Why;     how    now;   uncle    Gloucester!
  GLOUCESTER。   Talking   of   hawking;   nothing   else;   my   lord。   'Aside   to
  CARDINAL' Now; by God's Mother; priest; I'll shave your crown for this;
  Or    all  my   fence    shall  fail。  CARDINAL。        'Aside    to  GLOUCESTER'
  Medice; teipsum; Protector; see to't well; protect yourself。 KING HENRY。
  The   winds   grow   high;   so   do   your   stomachs;   lords。   How   irksome   is   this
  music to my heart! When such strings jar; what hope of harmony? I pray;
  my lords; let me compound this strife。
  Enter a TOWNSMAN of Saint Albans; crying 'A miracle!'
  GLOUCESTER。 What   means this noise? Fellow; what miracle dost
  thou proclaim? TOWNSMAN。 A miracle! A miracle! SUFFOLK。 Come to
  the King; and tell him what miracle。 TOWNSMAN。 Forsooth; a blind man
  at Saint Albans shrine Within this half hour hath receiv'd his sight; A man
  that ne'er saw in his life before。 KING HENRY。 Now God be prais'd that
  to believing souls Gives light in darkness; comfort in despair!
  Enter   the   MAYOR   OF   SAINT   ALBANS   and   his   brethren;   bearing
  Simpcox between two in a chair; his WIFE and a multitude following
  CARDINAL。   Here   comes   the   townsmen   on   procession   To   present
  your Highness with the man。 KING HENRY。 Great is his comfort in this
  earthly vale; Although by his sight his sin be multiplied。 GLOUCESTER。
  Stand by; my masters; bring him near the King; His Highness' pleasure is
  to    talk  with    him。   KING      HENRY。       Good    fellow;    tell  us   here   the
  circumstance; That we for thee may glorify the Lord。 What; hast thou been
  long   blind   and   now   restor'd?   SIMPCOX。   Born   blind;   an't   please   your
  Grace。 WIFE。 Ay indeed was he。 SUFFOLK。 What woman is this? WIFE。
  His   wife;   an't   like   your   worship。   GLOUCESTER。   Hadst   thou   been   his
  mother;   thou   couldst   have   better   told。   KING   HENRY。   Where   wert   thou
  born?   SIMPCOX。 At   Berwick   in   the   north;   an't   like   your   Grace。   KING
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  HENRY。 Poor soul; God's goodness hath been great to thee。 Let never day
  nor night unhallowed pass; But still remember what the Lord hath done。
  QUEEN。 Tell me; good fellow; cam'